Best Pick-Up of 2012

[ValKehl]

Fantastic cards everyone! My co-best pickups of 2012 are:

(1) This E222 A.W. H. Caramel blew my collecting budget for 2012, but I just can't resist scarce/rare cards of Virginia League players!

(2) This easy-on-my-budget T210-1 Old Mill card of "Oyster Joe" Martina thrilled me because I didn't know it existed until I stumbled across it in a Huggins & Scott Auction. One of my (far too many) collecting focuses is cards of the players of the 1924 Washington Senators World Series Champs, and I am striving to obtain at least one card of every player on this team; until I saw this card, I had thought that the only existing card of Martina is his 1924 Diaz Cigarettes (a scarce Cuban issue) card, which I've never seem and probably never will see!

Joe Martina was fortunate in that, at age 34, he was part of a championship team for his only year in the majors - he had a 6-8 won-loss record for the Senators during the regular season, and he appeared in one 1924 W. S. game, pitching one scoreless inning. But, amazingly, Martina pitched for 21 years in the minors, between 1910 and 1931, during which time he won a total of 349 games against 277 losses.
Val

[atx840]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

(1) This E222 A.W. H. Caramel blew my collecting budget for 2012, but I just can't resist scarce/rare cards of Virginia League players!

Now that's a pickup.

[mrvster]

been a great year

[abothebear]

Cool cards, everybody.

It has been a light year for me, but I was able to get a Speedway Kell I had been searching for. I also picked up some low grade pre-war HOFs via trade with Brian M.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by mrvster

been a great year

Nice front on the T206 McIntyre...too bad the back is so messed up.

Brian

[ullmandds]

Great cards guys...love the freaks guys...and the Wheat photo...and the E222...great stuff!!!!!

Here's mine...I think?!

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great Ruth card, Peter!

[glchen]

This beater E121-80 partial sheet or store display is my favorite pickup this year.

[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by mrvster

been a great year

Wow that back is awesome. Looks like I'm reading the back of a normal card after a few drinks.

[bcbgcbrcb]

Great American Caramel sheet, Gary!

[HOF Auto Rookies]

I never thought in my wildest dreams I would own a Gehrig autograph, let alone on a card as scarce, because of his short signing window.

And the Foxx I took a gamble and bought raw, looks like that turned out fine

Love this Wheat too

[glchen]

Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Great American Caramel sheet, Gary!

Thanks, Phil!